Clothes-line support.



C. F. SMITH.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ, 1915.

1,159,284. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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A TTORNEYS 0. F. SMITH.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED AUG-7.19M. 1 159 284 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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I I I I I WINK/NOR WITNESSES I Char/ed A S/772272 6? I I ATTORNEYS Y T all whom it may concern CLOTHES-LINE sUrroRr.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed August 7, 1915. Seria1l\To. 44,272.

Be it known that I,'CHARLES F. SMIT a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and-State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Clothes-Line Support, of which the following is a full, clear,and: exact description.

This invention relates to clothes line supports and particularly to a support adapted to be arranged on a window frame and to be swung in and out through the window opening, and has for an object the provision of an improved construction readily applied and readily removed and which may be utilized for supporting-a single line or plurality of lines. a

Another object of the invention is to apply a hinged supporting device for a clothes line to the frame ofa window and to so construct be swung througha window opening so as to extend into the interior of the building or be swung to an exterior position, and to support a plurality ofclothes lines'm such a manner'as to cause the linesto travel atv the same speed and in the same direction In the accompanying drawings :.Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of theinvention, the same being shown applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 1 online 2--2; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 3 -3; Fig. 4: is aperspective view of the invention shown in the spective View of a slightly modified form of the invention, the same being shown applied to a window frame. v v t In producing a device embodying theinventionthe same may be rearranged and the various parts changed without departing from the spirit 'of the inventiom provided the principle involvedis'retained. I

. When the device is in position it is connected with the frame of a window and may be swung so as to extend through the window opening into the interior of they room so that clothes may be hung on either of the lines and then the lines operated forjmoving i the clothes out through the Window opening.

The constructionofthe support is such that when all the clothes have been placedon the line the support, togetherwith part of the line, may be swung outwardly through the window opening and, there secured in. position 'in such'a manner as to holdqthe lines taut. h

The invention illustration only two, forms are shown, namely, the construction for using two lines,

as disclosed in Fig. Land the construotionI a bar 7 .in'any suitable manner,;said bar beingalso connected with a transverse bar 8 carrying pulleys 9 and 10." A suitable aperture is provided in the holder 4 and also in leaf 5 so thatthe pin 10 may be thrust therethrough for looking these parts is position. A plurality of. eyelets 11 are provided on block 3, thesame being adapted to receive the hook 12 -when the .parts are swung to an outer position, asshownin Fig. A, h The particular angle at which the bar? and'associated parts may be positioned is controlled by the particular eyelet 11 engaged by the hook 12. A hook 13 similar is applicable to either one, two, or more llnes but for the purpose of.

to hook 12 is provided-on the opposite side of bar 7 and engages an eyeletof any suitablekind arranged interiorly of the casing 1 so as tohold the bar 7 in any desired po-. sition, preferably. to hold the same so that the outwardly traveling lines Hand 15 may be an appreciable'distance from-the casing'l. Adjacent thelower part of thebar or plate 3 is arranged a pulley bar 16 carrying a pair of superimposed pulleys =17 and also a pair of superimposed pulleys18. Bar 16 is provided with a plate 16 Fig.2) which is'bent at 16 for forming a hook member 19 adapted to be inserted into a 'slot or notch ;20 in the plate 21. Plates or holders 4 and21 are secured to the plate or bar 3 by suitable screws or other desired securing means. By

the construction just described the pulley bar 16 may be readilyapplied and removed at anytime-and also arm 7 may be applied and removed at any time, pin 10 of course 2 1 spaced apart from the outgoing sections ofthe lines 14 and 15. Connected with the post 22, which may be at any desired dis- 7 tance from the house, is an auxiliary pulley bar 23 carrying pairs of pulleys 24 and sep arate pulleys 25 and 26 spaced an appreciabledistance apart so as to maintain the outgoing sections 14 and 15 a desired distance apart. The outgoing lines pass over pulleys '2526 and from thence over pulleys 24 -to pulleys 18 and then to pulley 17, after which they pass over theguide pulley 10- from which they extend to the inner pulleys 27 and 28. Pulley 27 is connected with a bracket.29-rigidly secured-to bar 7, a suitable'brace 30 being provided for reinforcing the-bracket Preferably the pulley 27'is connected 'w-ith-bracket29 through an eyelet or hook whereby the pulley may be removed at; any time. A- pivotally mounted bracket 31 isrconnected'with bar 7 by a pivotal pin 32* (Fig. 4). The bracket 31 is provided with an aperture or socket 33 and also with apertures at; angle-therefrom'on each side of bracket 31. These apertures are adapted to receive-the pin 34, which pin eX- tends-through asuitable aperture in the metal reinforcing clip 35. When the bracket 31' is in the position shown in Figs. ,1 and 5 pin 34 locks the same in that position, but if it should bedesired to beswung through 90?, pin 35 would be removed and replaced when aperture 33 cameopposite. the pin. If it'is desired to swing 180 from the position shown-in;-Fig. 4, the pin 34 will be removed and replaced after having been moved said 180 A hook :36 isconnected with bracket 31 and is adapted to be inserted into the eyelet 37 connected with the pulley 38, whereby the pulley is removably mounted inposition; Whenthe line is being used and clothes a-re being secured to sections 14 and 15 thereof, the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1. As the sections 14 and 15 are filled the same are gradually moved outwardly, these sections moving inunison as there is only one endless cable or line used. After'all'the clothes have been placed upon the line the inner part of the sections Hand 15 are placed over the pulley 9, as shown in dotted lines in'Fig. 1, and then:hook:13 is disengaged from its eyelet, after which-the partsare-swung'outwardly to. the position shown in Fig 4-where hook 12 is caused to engage one offthe eyelets 11, thus locking the "parts in their outer'position without disturbing the tension on the line.

In Fig.5 a slightly-modified form of the invention is shown in order to adaptthe de vice to a singleline. In this form of'the clevice the bracket 31'is arranged parallel with bracket 29 and'the pulley 27 is connected with bracket 29, while a suitable pulley 39 is connected in any suitable manner with the poster other support an appreciable distance away from the window. After the clothes have been placed in position the line 40 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 5 and then arm 7 is swung outwardly in a similar mannerto the preferred form. Ehe arm '7 may be of any length provided it is short enough to swing through the window opening. By providing this construction and arrangement the clothes may be placed on the line in the room and then moved out through the-window opening without requiring the operator to leanout of the window. Thisarrangement is;provided and associated with-the pulleys for holding the-dine in its original position when the arm 7 is swung out-of the window opening, thus maintainingthe line taut.

What l claim is:

1; In a clotheslinesupport=of the charac ter described, an arm adapted to be-swung through a window opening, a pair of pulleys connected with the freeend of-said arm, a pair of pulleys arranged 'exteriorly of the window casing, a doubled clothes-line pass- 111g over said-pulleys,- guidingmeans for guidingsaid clothes li-neg-in its return movemen-t whereby the outwardly moving sections of the-clothes'line'will-move at the same rate of speed and inthe-samedirection, and means for holding the clothes line taut when said armis swung to a-position exteriorly of the' window casing; I

2. Ina clothes'line support of the characterdescribed, an armpivotally connected with a window casing and adaptedto swing into and'out of a window opening, pulleys for supporting a plurality of lines-onthe free end of said arm, spaced pulleys arranged on the hinged end of said arm, one of saidlast'mentioned pulleys acting-as a guide and the other as means for maintaining theline under tension, a-pairof guiding pulleys, means for supportingsaid guiding pulleys on said-casing,=aand a'plurality of pulleys arranged an appreciable distance away'fromsaid casing for supportingand guiding the outerpartof the-line passing through said first mentioned pulleys.

3. In a clothes line supportpf-the character described, a pivotally mounted'supporting member adapted to'swing'through a window opening, a plurality of pulleys arranged ion the-free end .of said arm for supporting different sections of a clothes line, a plurality of pulleys exteriorly of the windowforsupporting sa-id clothes line, means for supporting said last -mentioned pulleys, and means for guiding the various.- sections of said clothes line -sothat the outwardly moving parts will-move inthe-same direction and at the same speed.

4. In a clothes line support of-the charac ter described, an arm adapted to be connected to the casing of the Window, a pulley supporting bar adapted to be connected to said window, guiding pulleys arranged on said pulley supporting bar, pulleys arranged on the free end of said arm, an outside bar, and pulleys arranged on said outside bar, all of said pulleys being adapted to support and guide a clothes line doubled upon itself, whereby there will be two sections moving outwardly simultaneously while two adjacent sections move inwardly.

5. In a clothes line support of the character described, a swinging arm, a fixed bracket, a swinging bracket, a locking memher for locking the swinging bracket in a plurality .of adjusted positions, a pulley adapted to be connected with each of said brackets for supporting sections of a clothes CHARLES F. SMITH.

Witnesses:

WALTER H. RozEEL, CHAS. STUBER.

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